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move forcefully and rapidly through sg
rip through sg
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Become very strong and difficult to remove or stop
Take a hold
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(of floods, a tornado, etc.) completely destroy sg
Sweep sg away
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Cause a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion
Wreak havoc (on sg)
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Become involved in sg undesirable
Be/get caught up in sg
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Gradually accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
Come to terms with sg
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Experiencing sg unpleasant that cannot be stopped
In the grip of sg
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(of a roof, wall, etc.) collapse and fall
Cave in (on sb/sg)
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Be killed
- Lose your life
- loss of life
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Happen in a way that sb was not expecting and was not prepared for
Catch sb unawares
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Slowly stop completely
- Come to a standstill/halt
- grind to a standstill/halt
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(of a driver or car) pull another car using a rope or chain
Tow sb/sg away
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You only have a little left
Run low
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In danger of sg unpleasant or harmful happening
- At risk (of/from sg)
- put lives at risk
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Be unable to leave a place because of heavy snow
Be snowed in
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Be unable to leave a place or receive visitors or services from outside
Be cut off
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Refuse to allow sb to enter a place
Turn sb away
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For the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on present cicumstances
For the foreseeable future
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Happening very quickly and in large amounts or numbers
Thick and fast
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